Feb 15, 2017 | Associations, Q&A, Residents
Question: My condominium has always allowed units to be rented for a minimum period of 14 days. I only use my unit a few times a year and rent it when I am not in residence. I usually rent to 10 or more different groups in a given year, always obeying the existing...
Jan 24, 2017 | Associations, Board of Directors, Budget, Communication, Community, Community Manager, Property Managers, Q&A, Residents
Question: Recently, the outdoor air conditioning unit servicing my condominium unit was struck by lightning. I turned the claim into my insurance policy. My insurance carrier denied the claim stating that it does not insure the air conditioning unit, and that the air...
Jan 12, 2017 | Associations, Community, Community Manager, Property Managers, Q&A, Residents
Question: I just read the question you answered in one of your prior columns about a man wanting to smoke cigars in the common area of his condominium complex. You said that “the ill-health effects of secondhand smoke are well established.” I live on the second floor...
Dec 28, 2016 | Associations, Board of Directors, Community, Community Manager, Florida, Frontpage Article, Property Managers, Q&A
Question: Can a board member also be a member of a committee, such as the fining committee or the landscape committee? (L.D. by e-mail) Answer: Yes and no. Generally, a board member can also be a committee member. However, there are exceptions. Section 718.103(7) of...
Dec 20, 2016 | Associations, Board of Directors, Communication, Community, Community Manager, Q&A, Residents
Question: I live in a homeowners association and have e-mailed our board president a number of times concerning items that I feel should be discussed by our board. While the president has politely acknowledged my e-mails, none of my suggested topics have been brought...
Oct 20, 2016 | Associations, Board of Directors, Community, Q&A
Question: When a board adopts a motion or resolution, is a subsequent board bound by the vote if it does not agree? Can a subsequent board change or rescind a policy adopted by a previous board? (G.S. via e-mail) Answer: Though directors may come and go, board...
